"Life is meant to be lived, not managed, not controlled, not screamed, not stressed, not hurried, not guilt-ridden, not regretted, not scripted, not consumed by distractions, big or small, obvious or subtle." -- Rachel Macy Stafford; Hands Free Life: 9 Habits for Overcoming Distraction, Living Better, and Loving More I found Rachel Macy Stafford through some of my favorite Facebook blogger-authors.
Sometimes Facebook actually makes smart suggestions! I've starting following her page there, "The Hands Free Revolution", and I would suggest it to you! This tenth book (TEN! WOO!) in the #yearof50books is Hands Free Life: 9 Habits for Overcoming Distraction, Living Better, and Loving More by Rachel Macy Stafford. Although this book is designed more with mothers in mind, I certainly learned from the excellent stories and reminders. Her main point is that we enjoy the life we have now and the little moments we experience with those we love. I'm noticing an interesting trend in bloggers and authors I find myself gravitating toward--they're usually gals who used to be teachers! Jen Hatmaker. Annie Downs. and now Rachel Macy Stafford! I think it's because we're all kindred spirits..they understand the teacher life and struggles, so even through their words that aren't teacher-related, I feel seen and understood. It's wonderful! I've already started book eleven, my next fiction read. Another YA book..I'm on a YA roll! Wonderfully Yours, Kristin
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"I wish I knew what he was reading. I know I don't like books, but you can always tell what someone is thinking by what they're reading." -- Solitaire, by Alice Oseman Toward the end of July, I met up with two friends and their littles at our local public library for some friend time. I arrived before them (because I'm not yet wrangling children into car seats and packing more bags than my purse), so I decided to browse the Young Adult section for any titles that I might want to order for my school library.
As I strolled past the YA new releases section, the cover of this particular book caught my attention. I checked it out, along with two other books, because my eyes are bigger than my brain when it comes to considering how many books I can actually read in a two-week period. (I imagine myself lounging and reading for hours on end, when in reality I have an actual life to manage.) When the two-week period ended, I had successfully read NONE of the books I checked out, because I was still finishing Quiet, the last book I posted about. (Did I mention that I think I have all the reading time in the world?). I returned the books and asked if I could check the new releases out again, since our library doesn't allow renewals on new releases. There were no holds on the two new release books, so I checked them out again and felt very sneaky for working the system in this way. Out of all three books, this is the only one I finished before returning them all to the library (the other two are on my to-read list for another time). So, without further delay, I present to you the ninth book in my #yearof50books: Solitaire by Alice Oseman. Alice wrote this book when she was seventeen years old, which proves why the teenage characters are written so accurately. I enjoyed her writing style and sense of humor, mostly because she's British, so her cynicism and wit were supremely on-point. I like reading stories I can picture as films, and this one so easily played in my mind. I would put it in a category with Paper Towns and the like. One thing I love about YA literature is that even through all the angst of teenage years, the characters in these stories still ignite a need in me to see things differently and find a deeper purpose instead of simply falling in line. In any YA book I read, I can always find that motivation. Isn't that wonderful? That a book written for teens can still serve a purpose for anyone? I love it! Listen, thanks for hanging in there with me. Book number TEN is in progress, which means that with three months left in the year, I only have 40 books to go! Life is fun. 😊 Wonderfully Yours, Kristin |
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